ABOUT ME
I think I became a filmmaker and a photographer when I started to perceive a sort of thin line between the big and the small, the good and the bad, the ugly and the magnificent.
The fact that I’ve carried out the majority of my visual journeys in Africa is probably not a coincidence, since that line between opposite values and perceptions is particularly evident in a continent of high contrasts.
Hi Mr. Novelli,
I am a senior at University of Wisconsin- Madison and am absolutely fascinated with your photos. I am going on a service mission with a student ministry to Nairobi for two weeks in January. Since I’m going to Nairobi, when there was a small thumbnail on the homepage of wordpress of your blog, I had to check it out. I am extremely happy I did.
Photography is my first love, especially catching the emotion and story of a place. You do that beautifully. If I may ask, what kind of lens(es) do you use? The depth of field is extremely intriguing, is that all straight out of camera? I’m rather new to photography, but am looking to learn everything I can!
Our subject matter is quite different, but if you’re interested in seeing what my photography looks like, check out: dazeinmadtown.blogspot.com
Thanks for giving me a glimpse into Nairobi,
Haley Christensen
Hi Haley, I’ve seen your blog. Definitely a 50mm is always a good choice
I love the header picture. For my project I’ve used many cameras and many lenses. The main shots, the ones on “I’m a star” preview have been taken with a view camera in 6X12 format. The ones on the post that you commented are mainly taken with a Leica M6 with a 35 mm lens. Some other with Hasselblad with a tilt and shift adapter and some other with a Canon 5d digital camera and Tilt and Shift lenses. When you talk about the intriguing depth of fiel you probably refer to the tilt and shift shots. A tilt and shift lens is normally used for architectural photography (with the same principle of the view camera) to extend the depth of field and to avoid converging lines. If the tilt is used on the opposite way you will obtain the opposite result, with a very shallow depth of field. I hope I’ve been clear… I doubt it. Ciao and thanks so much for your comments. P
Çok güzel çekimler. Sizi tebrik ederim. Ben değişik yaşam biçimlerini yansıtan ve değişik ülkelerde çekilmiş fotoğrafları seviyorum. Çok şey anlatıyor ve öğretiyorlar. bu yüzden gönderileriniz için teşekkür ediyorum. İyi çalışmalar. Görüşmek üzere